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The Blue Ridge Animal Welfare League will be hosting a cat and dog spay/neuter shuttle on Tuesday, August 11th at Rotary Field in Stuart. This shuttle will go to Angels of Assisi in Roanoke.
Please fill out the application form and a volunteer will contact you.
The cost for cats is $50. The cost for dogs is $75. Please add $15 if your pet does not have a current rabies vaccine certificate. Limit two pets per owner please. Patrick County residents only.
Click here for more information and a link to the application form.
FREE SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY CATS IN PATRICK COUNTY.
For cats born outdoors, the outside world is not something to escape, it is home.
Research shows that community cats in managed colonies are often just as healthy as indoor pets. Once they are fixed, everything improves, less roaming, less fighting, better overall health, and colonies naturally stabilize over time.
Are you feeding outside cats and need help preventing unwanted litters of kittens?
BRAWL is the recipient of a grant from United Spay Alliance to offer free spay/neuter services to community cats in Patrick County. Cats selected for this program will receive a spay/neuter surgery, rabies vaccination, ear-tip, and a one-month flea treatment at no cost to the caretaker. If you are interested in this service, please complete the spay/neuter inquiry form by clicking here and someone will contact you. Note: you must be willing to bring the cat in a trap or carrier to Rotary Field in Stuart on the designated surgery day.
We want to provide Kongs to entertain the dogs
in the kennels while they wait for a forever home.
We fill them with smooth Peanut Butter. If you would like to donate Peanut Butter for the dogs it should be smooth not chunky,
and must not contain Xylitol as that is toxic for dogs, the brand does not matter. Click here for more info on how to donate.
Breed: Catahoula mix? NOTE: Breeds are our best guess when we do not have proof of parentage
Sex: Female
Age: 8 years approx
Size: Medium
Color: Black and tan
Coat: Smooth
Obedience: Responds to "sit" and "shake"
Notes: Shelter life is hard on all dogs, but it is especially hard on senior dogs. All they want is a soft bed and a quiet place to rest their head. Stella is an 8 year old Catahoula mix with the most gorgeous eyes, half brown/half blue. Once outside, we discovered she knows sit and shake. She is wise beyond her years and so calm and gentle. If you would like to give Stella a home for her golden years, please visit the Patrick County Public Animal Shelter or call 276-694-6259.
This dog was featured on the Blue Ridge Animal Welfare League Facebook website on June 28th, 2026. Phone the Patrick County Public Animal Shelter on 276-694-6259 to check this dog is still available.See a video of Stella by clicking here
If you are interested in Stella phone 276-694-6259 for an appointment to meet her at Patrick County Animal Shelter. We are open Monday - Friday 10am-1pm, Saturday 10am-12pm. Closed Sunday and Holidays.
Available for adoption on this date: August 28th, 2026
Dogs are claimed, adopted and rescued everyday so please contact us to check that this dog is available.
Click here to check this dog is still available (Facebook)
Dog adoption fee is $10 and includes a voucher for free spay/neuter.
- Adoption of dogs is open to residents of Carroll, Patrick, Floyd, Franklin and Henry County, VA
- Dogs that have been spayed/neutered are available for adoption to any location including out of state residents.
ONE BY ONEOne by one, they pass by my cageToo old, too worn, too broken, they say Way past his time, he can’t run and play They shake their heads and go on their way A little old man, arthritic and sore It seems that I am wanted no more I once had a home, I once had a bed A place that was warm, and where I was fed Now my muzzle is grey, and my eyes slowly fail Who wants a dog so old and so frail? My family decided I didn’t belong I got in their way, my attitude wrong Now I sit in this kennel, where day after day The younger ones are chosen and taken away When I had come to the end of my rope You saw my face and again I knew hope You saw past the grey, the legs wobbly with age And felt I deserved life beyond this cage You took me home, gave me food and a bed You gently stroked my poor tired head We snuggle and play, you talk to me low You love me so dearly, and make sure I know Although I have lived most of my life with another You outshine them with a love so much stronger I promise to return all the love I can give To you my dear friend, as long as I live I may be with you for a week, or for years We will share many smiles, and a few tears When the time comes, that God deems I must leave I know you will cry and your heart it will grieve When I arrive at the Bridge all brand new My thoughts and my heart will still be with you And I will brag to all who will hear Of the person who made my last days so dear. |
